箱根湯本富士山下，天涼水暖泡湯最爽；
鐮倉大佛壯觀莊嚴，風光明媚心曠神怡。
4 Dec 2011:
Visited Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture and enjoyed the remarkable view of Mount Fuji standing behind the Lake Ashi, glittering under the sun due to reflection of the sunlight from the snowy top.
Picnic at the lakeside, wandering around the picturesque town and not forgetting to visit the shrine, then finally the grand finale of Hakone trip was soaking in the hot spring while enjoying the starry sky.
11 Dec 2011:
Kamakura is located in Kanagawa Prefecture as well.
There was a group of volunteers, namely "Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide" be our tour guide for the day trip this time.
With their accompany, we visited Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine (鶴岡八幡宮), the largest Shinto shrine; Kōtokuin (高徳院)- home of the famous Great Buddha (大仏 Daibutsu); Hasedera (長谷寺)- home to the largest wooden statue in Japan, representing Buddhist deity Kannon.
We had story telling session, gaming session and continuous interacting session along the walking tour.
In the temple, we were taught to pray with the ‘5 yen’ (五元=有緣) coin to get blessing for love.
Along the walkway, we were told different kind of life experiences and cultural sharing which indeed very enlightening.
When the dusk arrived, the sunset at the seaside bid farewell with us, leaving us a fun-filled day full of sweet memories.
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